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Oct 24, 2025 4:00 PM

UnitedHealth's Optum UK Draws Interest As Private Equity Firms Circle

The UK division of UnitedHealth Group‘s (NYSE:UNH) Optum, which operates the electronic patient record system EMIS used by most British general practitioners (GPs), is attracting private equity interest just two years after its acquisition.

Several other major financial investors are reportedly in the early stages of evaluating potential bids for Optum UK.

Sources familiar with the matter told Sky News that Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX) is among the potential bidders exploring a purchase of Optum’s UK business.

Optum UK, a subsidiary ...